hello, human(s)! welcome back to my blog. :)

it has been months since i last posted a thing. so let me just... drop another post then disappear again for a few months. lol half kidding.
anyways! why am i here? what am i now? (*harry styles voice*) what if i'm someone you wo-- ay um.
i'm here to tell you little updates and something i (re)discovered.
so. . . what's "artamarie"?

well. . . besides the fact that it is a bad pun of my blog and nickname, it is what I'm calling (and dropping) my art stuff. all my paintings, doodles, sketches, digital illustrations, and everything i'll be doing concerning art.
i've been in love with art for quite some time now. (well. . . "in love" is such a strong word, let's just use "dedicated". uh. i guess?)

more details and updates about your girl, nik. i've been:
1.) painting! digital and traditional painting, that is. 
- i just love how the colors mix with one another and how flowy the brush is when it gets in contact with the canvas.

2.) digital illustrations. 
- made by yours truly. and some are for "draw this in your style" challenges. i've come up with different ideas to draw soon. and i'm really excited to show it. i'm currently doing a feelings lately series. (will write and compile all of it once i finished the illustrations.)

3.) accepting commissions!
- yes, i've been accepting commissions/customized orders for my coin purses, pouches and totebags. very very very very blessed to be surrounded with people who support and love my art. aaaahckkkkkk

4.) stickers
- no description found. loljk. keep your eyes... peeled. (okay, bad pun.)

5.) stay at home
- well. . . there's this virus that's sending a lot of panic to all of us that most people are staying at home. y'all know what i'm talking about. but hey. stay safe. hope and pray that all this panic will pass. wash your hands and also, clean your phones. :/
(p.s. DON'T HOARD ALCOHOL AND MASKS YOU LITTLE T-- yeah. please don't.)



i guess that's all for now. i really need to start on my online assessments. (look at me cramming by creating a blog post. lol.)
thank you for reading! see you next time! stay safe and God bless.

- Nik

i think this blog has kind of became a diary, where i drop some things to tell to my future self, that may also be applicable to the person reading every post. (err.. if there's still someone out there reading) 

anyways.

and now, i'm here. wrapped in my blanket, in front of my laptop, trying to get this message out.

think of what made you laugh, what made you felt good, what made you felt loved and important, and think of how great and how much you've improved at the moment.

i know, i have been busy. i haven't been posting. i haven't thought of anything "interesting" for you, guys. i haven't thought of anything to write about for the past few months.
but yes, i am back to ramble about who-knows-what.
welcome back to my blog. (if uh... there's actually someone reading. lol)
i'm a college student.
so that means i have no time for myself. (yay thank you, incredible-people-who-love-to-pressure-students-and-drop-bazillion-tasks-which-are-due-tomorrow-or-the-next-day.)
being a college student is really, really, r e a l l y stressful. but it'd be nicer if you had great friends or people to hang out with. (take this small piece of advice, fam.)

i've been painting. again.
this is something i'm actually happy to tell you about. i love art. i love painting, sketching and also having paint all over my hands and arms.
i'm also selling handpainted coin purses and pouches. which is really fun but kind of stressful when you have to rush orders. but hey. i am very thankful. :)

i've been writing on my journal.
i never got to finish my 2018 journal so... i stapled it and forgot it ever happened. HAHAHAHA
and it's great that i've been writing consistently, telling my journal (and my future-self) what happened for today, what was my mood, and some things to reminisce about.

and another great thing to talk and mention is,
i have another (oh no) story in mind. and i really, really, really, really, really want to write it.
but i'm really bad at managing my time, thinking of titles and character names, and actually being consistent with writing stories/books. wish me luck, though.
i might write about it during our school break. i'll be listing the deets somewhere else, so that i wouldn't forget about the ideas.
and also.
i want to create comics. but this time, it's going to be mixed with the reality of me, being me. (if you know or met me personally, you'd understand.) i'm still having a hard time finding/creating my art style. so it may take a while.

i guess... i'm done?
i hope to see/talk to you again soon. i'll tell you about my adventures and thoughts next time.
if there's actually someone scrolling down, thank you for reading!!! i appreciate your effort and the fact that you really took some time in reading. you're a great person. :) i hope you're doing great.

that's all, folks.
i'm out. nikka out.
bye! :)

Last May, we went to Hong Kong to celebrate my 18th birthday. (which was... a few months late. but hey, I'm thankful about that.)

We were outside by 3 A.M, waiting for our Grab driver to pick us up. Then waited for a few hours for our 7 A.M flight, if I'm not mistaken. We arrived at Hong Kong around 10 A.M.
My mom DIY-ed this trip. We didn't get any "tour" or "guides" because it's too pricey, too time-consuming (if that's the right term) and too hectic. We wouldn't enjoy the trip if we kept on rushing things, right?
Our apartment was somewhere in Wan Chai. We rode a bus that has... B11(?) on it.

The Bus. (Has wifi too! You won't be bored hehe)

Photo taken when we were walking around. (If I'm not mistaken.)

Cable Car to Ngong Ping!

 

Felt like Christmas.

yay for another post this year. :)
and yes, i choose to "write" this post in lowercase letters.
it's been a while since i posted a "real" blogpost. i didn't have enough time and motivation to come back here. i ran out of ideas to blog about (but i do have drafts. i'm just too lazy to finish them.)

so a short update before i come back to blogging.
i'm almost nineteen. (wow!!!) i'll be a college freshman this august. i'll be taking information technology. i got braces. i dyed my hair with crepe paper (lol). i learned, experienced and realized a lot of stuff in a short period of time.

i still love to dress up; i just don't have enough time to do so.
i love to travel. i should post about our HK trip last may. hehe
i still draw. i've been trying out digital illustrations.
i love creating something new from a scratch. i still love to "DIY".
i still can't dance. i like singing but that doesn't mean that i'm good at it. haha
i looooooove stationeries, anything cute and anything pastel. i love anything that is visually good/anything pleasing to look at.
i love reading. i just need to pick a certain book that would match my taste/mood.
i still write. i'm currently writing something on wattpad (oh! good old days!), it's something about my life, mixed with a bit of my imagination so no one would figure out that it's me.
i really want to learn how to play the piano. i'm planning to buy a new one but.. well.

some things never change, eh?
as demi lovato said, "i'm maturing, not changing. i promise."

that's all. see you on my next blogpost.
i'll be renovating my blog for now. :)

all the love,
nikka.

It's been a while since I last posted, almost 2 years to be exact.
I didn't get to post about Cebu when we when on a short vacation in February last year. I didn't get to post about the PxMWorkshop that I attended on July 2016. I didn't get to post about how 11th grade started for me.
I've been pretty busy for the past two years, and I've gotten busier now that I'm already in my 12th grade. (College, soon. Eee!)


To whoever is reading this post,
Happy New Year. I hope this year will be a great one for you, your family and your friends.
I hope you left everything negative and toxic in 2017; and I hope you're starting your year the way you wanted.

To self,
Happy New Year.
I hope you'd fulfill all of your goals. I also hope you'd fill your notebook/s with memories and pictures - not just doodles. (haha) Be more positive and be someone you'd want your younger self to have as a rolemodel. (Good luck.)

I'll see you on my next blogpost. :)

All the love,
N.